Event Details
Thursday, Oct 15, 2015
Lecture - The Weedon Island Canoe, a Success Story
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete, FL
Description: Barbara Purdy, Ph.D. will discuss the fascinating story of how the artifact slumbered for nearly a thousand years having endured battering tides, changing climate, and invasive vegetation. Discovered in 2001, recovered in 2011 and preserved, it will soon be on display at the Weedon Island Cultural and Natural History Center. Records exist for approximately four hundred prehistoric Florida canoes that survived in waterlogged environments, but this one is special. It is the longest and the only saltwater canoe recovered and preserved in Florida. We may never discover its passengers or its cargo, but because of the dedication and perseverance of all those who participated in keeping alive this “shard” of Florida’s past, we recognize that watercraft furnished the major means of transportation before trains, planes, and automobiles. It is a perfect example of “thinking globally, but acting locally,” and is an important addition to the story of Florida’s Maritime Heritage.
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